Family engagement in K-12 education: a focus of EducateNKY

School districts in the river cities — and most everywhere else — frequently talk about something called family engagement.

It’s more than running for school board or attending school-based decision making council meetings and sporting events. The Kentucky Department of Education calls it “families and school staff work(ing) together to support and improve the learning development and health of students.”

That could be parents showing up for parent-teacher conferences, talking or texting with a teacher to ensure a child is making progress, or parents and schools working together to ensure a student has the resources (books, computers or games) they need to learn.

Read the article from LINK NKY: https://linknky.com/news/2024/05/30/family-engagement-river-cities/